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How to Prevent Conflicts with Bats in Southern Utah
The Independent - Utah
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July 11, 2025
While bats are often associated with Halloween, summer is prime time for bat sightings around homes in Southern Utah. As baby bats, or pups, begin learning to fly, residents may notice more bat activity. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources...
Utah has a ‘good track record’ when it comes to disaster prep and alerts
KUER - Utah
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July 11, 2025
In Kerr County, Texas, officials face questions and backlash for not alerting residents along the Guadalupe River to evacuate sooner. Utah is no stranger to threats like flooding and wildfires each year, and the Wasatch Front is due for a major...
Utah’s black and white license plate is now the state’s most popular and it’s bringing in millions
KSL TV 5 - Utah
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July 11, 2025
SALT LAKE CITY — Utahns are spending millions on specialty license plates, which are funding everything from scholarships for veterans to wildlife conservation. Jed Nilson never thought much about his license plate. But when he saw Utah’s black...
Utah on track to have one of its driest, warmest years as half of state in severe drought
KSL - Utah
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SALT LAKE CITY — More than half of Utah is now in severe drought, but it is far from the only Western state experiencing dry conditions, as drought conditions worsen across the region. About 52% of the Beehive State is now in severe drought, while...
How Did a Pair of Football Buddies From Utah Join a Coup in the Congo? By Greg Donahue
New York Mag
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July 11, 2025
Surveillance footage of Marcel Malanga and Tyler Thompson at a shooting range in West Jordan, Utah. Photo: United States District Court for the District of Utah This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation...
State officials say federal cuts threaten California's environment
Los Angeles Times
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July 11, 2025
Budget cuts, staff reductions and other sweeping changes from the federal government are posing real threats to California’s environment and progress against climate change, state officials said Thursday. At a gathering of the state’s top leaders...
The France Canyon Fire threatened the state fish. So Utah rode to the rescue
KUER - Utah
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July 11, 2025
Fish can survive a wildfire. It’s what happens next that often kills them. That’s when rain washes ash and sediment into the water, polluting their habitat. It happened to southern Utah’s Upper Kanab Creek after a fire in 2022, wiping out a...
Utah Entrepreneur Jailed for Scamming Over $628K in Pandemic Relief Funds
Small Business Trends
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July 10, 2025
A recent case in Utah highlights the repercussions of fraud within government-backed financial assistance programs intended to aid struggling small businesses during the pandemic. Marcelo Federico Torre, a Draper-based entrepreneur, was sentenced...
Fight over power rate hike may be decided by Utah Supreme Court
FOX 13 Salt Lake City - Utah
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July 10, 2025
SALT LAKE CITY — A war of words is erupting between Rocky Mountain Power and the commission that regulates the utility over a significant proposed rate hike. Now the Utah Supreme Court is being asked to settle the fight. Last week, the Public...
Utah oil train hub fast‑tracked under Trump Admin’s 14‑day review
Moab Sun News - Utah
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July 10, 2025
The Bureau of Land Management approved expanding a 270‑acre oil transloading site in Helper, Utah, on July 7, 2025, after a 14‑day fast‑track review under President Trump’s national energy emergency order. Coal Energy Group 2’s expansion of the...
1,362 lawyers with active licenses to practice law in cities in Utah County as of Q2
Utah Valley Times
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July 10, 2025
Caroline Elizabeth Kneedler Despain Woodbury & Ybarra 05/27/2025 Claine Snow Claine Snow 05/20/2025 Jaxson Joseph Stewart - 05/20/2025 Matthew D. Hendricks Dexter and Dexter Attorneys at Law, PC 05/20/2025 Nathan Bair Nathan Bair 05/20/2025...
New solution to child care crisis opens in Salt Lake City
KSL TV 5 - Utah
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July 8, 2025
SALT LAKE CITY — The first apartment complex in Utah with on-site, low-cost child care opens this week. Organizers believe it could be a model for other communities. The Spark Apartments offer a high-demand amenity that no other Utah apartment...
Utah's morning weather forecast for Thursday, July 10
Utah Public Radio
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July 10, 2025
Good morning Utah, this is Bradley Vernon with the Utah Climate Center. With a shortwave system and associated dry cold front passing through the state, it’ll be some cooler temperatures across northern Utah over the next couple of days, before...
Utah women often face career 'segregation,' significant pay gaps
Public News Service
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Women who recently graduated from college are earning significantly less than their male counterparts. A new study revealed women from Utah and other states who earned bachelor's degrees within the past seven years made an average of 18% less than...
Stubborn prices make Utah 9th most expensive housing market
KPCW - Utah
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July 10, 2025
This isn't a surprise to anyone looking for a new home, but maybe you should sit down anyway. Utah is the nation's ninth most expensive housing market now, with an average home price sitting around $506,000 — but the price of sought-after...
EPA report: Utah jumps two spots in chemical releases
KPCW - Utah
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July 10, 2025
The Rio Tinto-owned mine produces copper used in electric motors and power lines, tellurium for solar panels and, in smaller quantities, other precious metals like gold and silver. As it does, the mine also releases millions of pounds of arsenic,...
Around Utah: Economic indicators demonstrate cautious optimism for Utah growth
Standard Examiner - Utah
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The Salt Lake Chamber, in partnership with the University of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, has released the June 2025 Roadmap to Prosperity Economic Dashboard to inform business leaders’ understanding of Utah’s economy. This tool...
Diana Sabau's legacy at Utah State and what's next for the university
Cache Valley Daily - Utah
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On July 21, Diana Sabau will walk out of her office at Utah State University for the last time as the university's director of athletics. She will have served a grand total of 701 days in that role. It won't go down as the shortest tenure for an...
The Truth About Monsoon Season For Utah
KDXU - Utah
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July 10, 2025
Utah is one of the states that seems to be in a never-ending drought in the West, even with monsoon season on the way. The latest forecast for Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, California, and New Mexico is looking a bit bleak which is how it has...
Utah couple accused of child abuse, torture of 3-year-old girl
The Salt Lake Tribune - Utah
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July 9, 2025
(Paighten Harkins|Salt Lake Tribune file photo) Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill's office charged a Sandy couple with child torture, attempted aggravated murder and aggravated child abuse for the alleged mistreatment of the woman's...